Sagar Thakur

Principal, Strategy & Operations at Outreach

Sagar Thakur has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Sagar is currently working at Outreach as the Principal of Strategy & Planning, a role they started in August 2022. Prior to that, they were the PMM Lead for Pricing & Packaging at Outreach from July 2021 to July 2022.

Before joining Outreach, Sagar worked at VMware as the Manager of SaaS Monetization from May 2019 to June 2021.

Prior to their time at VMware, Sagar held various roles at OSIsoft. Sagar served as the Product Lead for Pricing & GTM from December 2017 to April 2019, where they led the Pricing & Packaging strategies for the company's product suite targeting industrial enterprises. Sagar also worked as a Senior Pricing Manager at OSIsoft from January 2015 to December 2017.

Before joining OSIsoft, Sagar worked at bp, starting as a Management Trainee in June 2011. Sagar then worked as a Key Account Manager for Marine Sales from November 2011 to December 2013, followed by a role as a Regional Sales Manager for Channel Sales from December 2013 to October 2014.

Sagar also has experience at Cummins Inc. as a Management Intern from April 2010 to June 2010, and at Bisquare Systems Pvt. Ltd. as a Design Engineer from January 2009 to June 2009.

In addition, Sagar has a Summer Internship experience at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani from May 2007 to July 2007.

Overall, Sagar Thakur has a strong background in strategy, planning, pricing, sales, and leadership roles, working for reputable companies in different industries.

Sagar Thakur has a diverse education history. In 2005, they began their undergraduate studies at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, where they pursued a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation. Sagar completed this degree in 2009. Sagar went on to pursue further education in the field of management and marketing, earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Sales & Marketing from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon in 2011. In the same year, they attended an exchange program at ESCP Business School, focusing on International Marketing. Additionally, in 2016, Sagar Thakur completed an executive education program in Marketing at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

In terms of certifications, Sagar Thakur has obtained several. In 2015, they completed a Pragmatic Marketing course from Pragmatic Marketing. In 2016, they completed a Pricing for Profitability certification through UC Berkeley Executive Education. In 2017, they obtained a Facilitative Leadership certification from Interaction Associates. It is also worth noting that Sagar Thakur has completed a SPIN Selling training course, although the specific details regarding the institution and completion date are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Principal, Strategy & Operations

    August, 2022 - present

  • PMM Lead Pricing Packaging

    July, 2021